His troop consists of a huge bear, an adapted monitor lizard and a distributed intelligence composed of a swarm of bees. When it starts to become unclear who falls into which category, when communication with his Master breaks down, when he and his troops start developing beyond their parameters then things start to get very complicated.Īdrian Tchaikovsky’s ‘Dogs Of War’ is one of those books that captured me immediately, drawing me in with its gripping depiction of Rex’s missions in Mexico and his burgeoning conscience. His world is quite straightforward: kill enemies, don’t kill friends and obey orders. I promise you'll never see dogs in the same way again' The Roaring Bookworm.Rex is a bio-engineered dog designed for war, given limited autonomy to command his small troop of other creatures and sent out into the anarchy of the civil war raging through Mexico.
'A pretty stellar work of speculative fiction.
Tchaikovsky demonstrates, yet again, that he is an excellent storyteller whether in fantasy of science fiction' Concatenation. 'A chilling portrayal of the future, humanised, ironically, by the lovability of the primary character, Rex. The work of an author on the very top of his game' Boney Abroad. 'The nuance of the story could easily have been lost in imagery of massive animals running impossible missions, but Tchaikovsky is a skilled navigator and guides us deftly along to a very satisfying conclusion. This book is great, read it' Just a Guy Who Likes to Read. 'A novel which takes war and broadens the concept to include peacetime ramifications of this new frontier technology through sociopolitical commentary which in turn gives the characters and theme a 360 feel delivered through a multi POV narrative.
With Dogs of War, Adrian Tchaikovsky has managed the near impossible and delivered both masterfully' The Eloquent Page. My higher self is looking for a plot that forces me to engage my brain and think. 'When it comes to science fiction, my primitive brain always craves action and pretty explosions. Speculative fiction at its best' Starburst magazine. 'Tchaikovsky is a phenomenal author, a modern powerhouse of fiction. 'A timely warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence and super weapons in the hands of unscrupulous powers' Guardian. 'The novel thoughtful and emotionally affecting, yet also exciting and unpredictable' SFX 5* review. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human' Patrick Ness. 'This is superior stuff, tackling big themes - gods, messiahs, artificial intelligence, alienness - with brio' Financial Times. A gripping dive into bioethics and artificial intelligence' New Scientist. 'Rex, a 2-metre-tall bioengineered dog, is one of the most achingly human characters I have ever encountered in an SF novel.
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